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Planning application documents: what to read first
Understand planning application documents, officer reports and decision notices. Use a reading checklist, document table and worked example to inspect a case.
England · Local authority
Explore collected planning applications and decisions for New Forest District Council. Search an address, application reference or proposal to find a record.
2,357 approved · 240 refused · 112 withdrawn. Received dates in our records: 10 Mar 2023 to 9 Oct 2026. Most recent record check: 12 Oct 2026. Counts reflect the last collected status; some records may be out of date.
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Explore published planning boundaries and follow their source records for designation details. Coverage varies: an empty map does not mean there are no restrictions. Check the council’s current maps and documents before relying on a boundary.
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Data downloaded 14 Sept 2026. Display boundaries are simplified and indicative. Map record counts are not a complete count of designations or directions.
Sources: Planning Data conservation areas and Article 4 direction areas. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
LAND EAST OF BULLS COPSE ROAD, MARCHWOOD BYPASS, MARCHWOOD, TOTTON SO40 4UE
Received 8 Jul 2025STAPLEWOOD CAMPUS, LONG LANE, MARCHWOOD SO40 4WR
Received 8 Jul 2025CEDARS, WOODSIDE LANE, LYMINGTON SO41 8FJ
Received 9 Jul 2025BALLARD WOOD, 38 KENNARD ROAD, NEW MILTON BH25 5JX
Received 9 Jul 2025CHILGROVE, NOADS WAY, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE SO45 4PD
Received 9 Jul 2025FORESTSIDE GROOMING, 189 LONG LANE, HOLBURY, FAWLEY SO45 2PA
Received 10 Jul 202543 ACACIA ROAD, HORDLE SO41 0YG
Received 10 Jul 2025TOTTON AND ELING FOOTBALL CLUB, SALISBURY ROAD, CALMORE, TOTTON SO40 2RW
Received 11 Jul 20251 OAK VIEW, HYTHE SO45 5AL
Received 11 Jul 2025SHOREFIELD COUNTRY PARK, SHOREFIELD ROAD, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0LH
Received 11 Jul 20252 BEAUCHAMPS PLACE, RAVENS WAY, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0PX
Received 14 Jul 2025BARNES MANOR HOUSE, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Received 14 Jul 20255 POWERSCOURT ROAD, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7PD
Received 14 Jul 2025FIELD HOUSE, NOADS WAY, DIBDEN PURLIEU, HYTHE SO45 4PD
Received 15 Jul 2025SANDLE HOME FARM, MARL LANE, SANDLEHEATH SP6 1NT
Received 15 Jul 2025VELOOD, BARNES LANE, MILFORD-ON-SEA SO41 0RR
Received 15 Jul 202511 WILTSHIRE ROAD, BRANSGORE BH23 8BH
Received 15 Jul 20251 WILLOW WALK, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7TL
Received 16 Jul 2025EVERGREEN COTTAGE, COTTAGERS LANE, HORDLE SO41 0FE
Received 16 Jul 202527 THE MOUNT, POULNER, RINGWOOD BH24 1XX
Received 16 Jul 202522 SOLENT DRIVE, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7AW
Received 16 Jul 202530 GROVE ROAD, BARTON-ON-SEA, NEW MILTON BH25 7DN
Received 16 Jul 20257 BROADSHARD LANE, RINGWOOD BH24 1RW
Received 17 Jul 2025THE OAKS, KINGS FARM LANE, HORDLE SO41 0HD
Received 17 Jul 2025Records are ordered by application ID, not submission date. Use search to find a particular address or proposal.
View all applicationsStart with the address or application reference. Open a record to read the proposal, dates and available documents, then check the official register for the latest plans and consultation details. If nothing appears, check coverage before treating the result as a complete planning history.
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These figures describe applications collected by PlanningTrack for New Forest District Council, across all dates currently available. They are a partial dataset, rather than an authority-wide performance measure. The date range does not establish continuous historical coverage.
The approval percentage is approved records divided by approved plus refused records. Pending, withdrawn and unknown outcomes are excluded. No percentage is shown until there is an approved or refused record.
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